Safety-pocket for garments



(No Model.) H. MASON.

SAFETY POGKET FOR GARMENTS. No. 539,902. Patented May 28, 1895.

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I HENRY M soN, or PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT.

SAFETY-POCKET FOR GARMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,902, dated May 28,1895. Application filed July 10, 1894. Serial No. 517.086- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MAsoN, residing at Plymouth, in the county ofLitchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Pockets for Garments and other Articles, which inventionis fully set forth and illustrated in the following specification andaccompanying drawings. The object of this invention is to make asafety-pocket for garments and other purposes, the contents ofwhichcannot be removed until the pocket is opened by a lever or similarattachment.

The invention, which is an improvement upon the invention described andclaimed in Patent No. 501,229, issued to me July 11, 1893,

will first be described in detail and then set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows in front elevation mygarment-pocket, in a closed position, attached to a waistcoatpocket,part of the waistcoat being broken away to show the location of thedevice. Fig.

2 shows the pocket in front elevation, de-j tached and opened, the bagbeing shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a back view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view in plan of Fig. 2.Fig. 6 illustrates a detail of construction hereinafter described. Fig.

7 shows a modification in construction hereinafter described. y. In saidfigures the several parts are respectively indicated byreference-numbers as fol-j.

lows:

The number 1 indicates a plate which may.

be fastened to the waistcoat 2, or other garment, by clasps, wire, orthread, passing Said plate is which is passed a curved wire 10, whoseends are inserted in slots 11 in the plate 1. Thewire 10may be dispensedwith, if desired, and

I the equivalent construction shown in Fig. 7

substituted therefor. In this latter figure the eyes-S, 9, on thesliding bars 6, 7, are made of greater length and are curved or benttoward each other as clearly shown at the points 8, 9 in said figure.

Pivoted to the plate 1, at the point 12, is a lever 13, the long arm ofwhich passes upa link 16, and also one end of a link 17., A

curved wire 18 has one of its ends secured to the plate 1 and its otherend passes through one end of the link 16 and through the sliding-bar 6and slot 4, and is secured to said sliding bar. Another curved wire 19has one of its ends secured to the plate 1 and its other end passesthrough one end of the link 17 and through the sliding-bar 7 and slot 5,and is secured to said sliding-bar.

Attached by wire or thread 20 to the slidingbars 6, 7, and suspendedbetween the curved wire 10 andthe plate 1, is a bag or pocket 21 of kidor Chamois leather, or other material, into which the articles desiredto be kept in the pocket are deposited. Said bag may also be secured, ifdesired, to the vest or other garment, at the point 22. The curved wires18,

19, act as springs for the sliding bars 6, '7, to

close the mouth of the bag 21.

The operation of the device is as follows: The plate 1, with itsattached parts, having been secured to the garment, the mouth of the bag21 is opened by moving over the lever 13 until it is retained by thecatch 15 on the I spring-rod 14, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The

desired article, such as a watch, is then depositedin the bag 21 and thelever 13 released from the catch 15. Said lever will immediately springback to the position shown in full other, thus automatically closing themouth This closing of the bag 21 as shown in Fig. 1. of the mouth ofsaid bag, will render impossible the removal of the watch or otherarticle deposited therein until after the jaws 18, 19, have beenre-opened. The auxiliary wire-attachment 10, or 8, 9*, whichever may beused, will assist in preventing such removal. When the wearer of .thispocket desires to remove mo the article he moves the lever 13 intoengagement with the stop 15, thus opening the spring I purpose offorming the mouth of the pocket.

The attachment is applicable to a bag as well asto a garment-pocket.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In a safety pocketfor garments or other articles, the combination of a metal plate;sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexible bag secured tosaid bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag, secured to saidplate and to said bars; and a lever for operating said bars and openingthe mouth of said bag.

2. In a safety-pocket for garments or other articles, the combination ofa metal plate provided with slots; sliding bars adapted to slide in saidslots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs for closing themouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; and a leverfor operating said bars.

3. In a safety pocket for garments or'other articles, the combination ofa metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexiblebag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag,secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever for operating said barsand opening the mouth of said bag; and a catch for said lever.

4:- In a safety-pocket for garments or other articles, the combinationof a metal plate provided with slots; sliding-bars adapted to slide insaid slots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs for closing themouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever foroperating said bars; and a catch for said lever.

5. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination ofa metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexiblebag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag,secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever pivoted to said plate;and links connecting said leve'r with said sliding bars. V

6. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination ofa metal plateprovided with slots; sliding bars adapted to slide in saidslots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing themouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to said bars; a leverpivoted to said plate; and links connecting said lever with said slidingbars.

7. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combination ofa metal plate; sliding-bars adapted to slide on said plate; a flexiblebag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth of said bag,secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever pivoted to said plate;links-connecting said lever with said sliding bars; and a catch for saidlever.

I S; In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combinationof a metal plate provided with slots; sliding bars adapted to slide in said slots; a flexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing themouth of said bag, secured to said plate and to saidbars; a leverpivoted to said plate; links connecting said lever with said slidingbars; and a catch for said lever.

9. In asafetypocket. for garments or other articles, the combination of'a metal plate; a flexible bag; springs secured to said plate forclosing the mouth of said bag; a lever for opening the mouth of saidbag;and an 'auxiliary wire-attachment, substantially as described in frontof said plate for the purposes set forth.

10. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles; the combinationof a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; aflexible bag secured to said bars; springs, for closing the mouth ofsaid ba'g,secured to said plate and to said bars; a lever for openingthe mouth of said bag; and an auxiliary wire attachment in front of saidplate for the purposes set forth'.

11. In a safety pocket for garments or other articlcs, the combinationof a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; aflexible bag secured to said bars; springs secured to said plate and tosaid bars for closing the mouth of said bag; a lever'fo'r opening themouth of said bag; and bent wires as 8, 9, secured to said sliding barsin'front of said plate for the purposes set forth.

12. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles; the combinationof a metal plate; sliding bars adapted to slide on said plate; aflexible bag secured to said bars; springs secured to said plate and tosaid bars for closing the mouth of said bag; a lever pivoted to saidplate; links connecting said lever with said sliding bars; and anauxiliary wire-attachment in front of said plate for the purposes setforth.

13. In a safety pocket for garments or other articles, the combinationof a metal plate; sliding-bars adapted to slide on said plate; aflexible bag secured to said bars; springs se- IIO cured to said plateand to said bars for cl'osarticles, the combination of a metal plate;bent wires as 8", 9, secured to said sliding sliding bars adapted toslide on said plate; a bars in front of said plate for the purposesflexible bag secured to said bars; springs seset forth.

cured to said plate and to said bars for clos- HENRY MASON. ing themouth of said bag; a lever pivoted to Witnesses: said plate; linksconnecting said lever with VIRGINIA O. LANGDON,

said sliding bars; a catch for said lever; and I SARAH 0. MA SON.

